Red-headed

Resident since December, our young Red-headed Woodpecker has gotten more and more adult plumage over the winter months. The flag-crisp red/black/white patterning is really coming though now.

Having defended various cavities from Starlings and Squirrels, what will this bird do now? It’s unlikely a mate will show up; this is an unusual species for Brooklyn and the rest of the city, breeding-wise. But you never know.

While I was there, The City Birder caught an image of this one catching a worm on the ground. You can’t live on nuts alone, evidently. As of this drafting, he hadn’t yet put the picture up on his blog, but it might be there by the time this posts…